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‘We kicked out the throne, now we are kicking out the turban’: DC holds vigil ...

Wtop 17 Jan 2026
D.C.'s Iranian American community held a candlelight vigil in honor of protestors killed in Iran, on Jan. 16, 2025 ... Another organizer from the OIAC was Shirin Nariman, who, at the age of 16, was arrested in Iran and spent the next two years in prison.
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OpenAI seeks U.S.-based suppliers for planned robotics, AI device push

The Seattle Times 16 Jan 2026
The maker of ChatGPT has put out a request for proposals from companies that manufacture in the U.S ... .
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Iranian Oscar Winners Call for US Military Action: ‘A Moral Responsibility’ | Guest Column

The Wrap 15 Jan 2026
In the Shadow of the CypressOscar winners Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani ... Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani won the Academy Award in 2023 for Best Animated Short Film for their project “In the Shadow of the Cypress.” ... .
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The DOJ’s Charges Against the Maduros Actually Seem Pretty Strong

Slate 07 Jan 2026
“This is not a trumped-up case. This appears to be a real solid indictment." ... .
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Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi: Iranians Have Nothing Left To Lose

Radio Free Europe 01 Jan 2026
Shirin Ebadi, who was awarded the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to bring democracy and safeguard human rights in Iran, spoke with RFE/RL's Radio Farda by phone on January 1 on what is driving ...
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Renowned actress Shirin Yazdanbakhsh passes away at 76

Tehran Times 27 Dec 2025
TEHRAN- Renowned film actress and theater enthusiast Shirin Yazdanbakhsh passed away in a Tehran hospital on Thursday, due to complications from a brain stroke she had suffered several months prior. She was 76 ... .
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Democrats Are Ending the Year on a Particularly Dumb Note

Slate 22 Dec 2025
Unfortunately, it appears Democrats are keen to end 2025 on the wrong foot ... .
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‘Pro-Iran regime’ University of Arkansas prof. now under investigation over academic fraud: Publisher

New York Post 18 Dec 2025
Shirin Saeidi was removed as director of the King Fahd Center for Middle East Studies last week after it emerged she used the school’s letterhead to write a letter of support for a convicted Iranian war criminal.
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Silencing Shirin Saeidi, Belying Claims

Tehran Times 16 Dec 2025
TEHRAN – The removal of Dr. Shirin Saeidi from her post as director of the Middle East Studies Program at the University of Arkansas should not be read as a narrow personnel matter or an incidental university policy dispute ... .
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The Most Cynical Ploy to Win a Trump Supreme Court Appointment Yet

Slate 11 Dec 2025
All federal judges are expected to follow certain protocol and adhere to the Code of Conduct that was first established about 50 years ago. Womp, womp ... .
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These Babies Are Among the Bravest Supreme Court Litigants and They Don’t Even Know It

Slate 10 Dec 2025
Three babies born in the last several months don’t know it yet, but they are on their way to making history ... .
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Trump’s Prosecutor Picks Are Backfiring, Badly

Slate 04 Dec 2025
Republican- and Democratic-appointed judges have repeatedly ruled that his nominees for U.S. attorney are being unlawfully appointed across the country ... .
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The GOP Planned Its Midterm Strategy Around Mamdani. Then He Met With Trump.

Slate 25 Nov 2025
Prior to Trump’s meeting, Republicans had actually strategized around making Mamdani—and his Muslim background—a serious political target going forward ... .
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Trump Just Issued a Shocking New Pardon. It Won’t Work as Intended.

Slate 20 Nov 2025
Earlier this month, President Donald Trump quietly pardoned 77 people across the country who participated in the fake electors scheme of 2020 ... .
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